Jinnah portrait row

Jinnah portrait row: AMU students write to PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath, demand action against right-wing 'goons'

The AMU students have now written a letter to the Centre and the UP government demanding action against the right-wing members for damaging the reputation of the historic university.

May 11, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

Jinnah portrait in AMU since 1938, controversy over a non-issue: AMU vice chancellor Tariq Mansoor

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor has said that the controversy over portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the varsity is a non-issue. Pointing that the portrait had been at AMU since 1938, he further said that the students protest in the campus had not no relation with the controversy.

May 09, 2018, 10:24 AM IST

Muslims are not idol worshipers, they should not worry about Jinnah portrait: Ramdev

Since Muslims are not idol worshipers, they should not worry too much about Jinnah's portrait removal, Baba Ramdev has said.

May 09, 2018, 06:50 AM IST

Jinnah portrait row: AMU issues notice to students, holds media responsible for spreading lies

Requesting the students to not fall for such information, VC Tariq Mansoor advised them to focus on the examinations.

May 08, 2018, 17:12 PM IST

AMU postpones exams till May 12 over Jinnah portrait controversy

The Aligarh Muslim University has deferred the varsity examinations in the wake of the ongoing controversy over a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the campus. The exams have reportedly been postponed will May 12.

May 07, 2018, 08:16 AM IST